Short Fiction Unit Itinerary

Week 10 -

The Elements of Fiction Ch. 1
Stories: The Most Dangerous Game & Hunter's in the Snow

Reading Quiz Thursday 10/27

Week 11 -

The Elements of Fiction Ch. 2
Stories: The Destructors, How I Met My Husband, & Interpreter of Maladies

Reading Quiz Friday 11/4
Week 12/13 -

Chapter 3 "Characterization"

Stories: Night Roamers, Sin, Everyday Use, Miss Brill, Xingu

Reading Quiz Thursday 11/17

Paper - The Ladies of Xingu: A Study in Characterization. Due (typed, double-spaced, no more than 1,500 words) Tuesday 11/22. Peer-editing schedule to follow.

Week 14 -

Chapter 4 "Theme"

Stories: A Fragment of Life, The Lesson, Gooseberries, A Worn Path